Vehicle-axle



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

JAMES OONNIFF, OF OCONTO WISCONSIN.

.VEHICLEHAXLE.

collars, est: 1

ments between balls, which hold th and preventendwise motion without producing tween balls g, securely connect th.

much friction. with the axle and prevent endwise motion of 65 M 20 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is the spindles. At the same time undue friction a longitudinal section of my improved axle is avoided, as the collars revolve the balls on with spindles of differentconstruction inserted. their axis whereby the rubbing of the collars Fig. 2 represents the same in elevation and is overcome.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the axle and spin- Having thus described my invention, what 70 v i v I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters The c, ten in e Similar letters spondingparts.

j rr sfl cylindr'cal axl 00 ethe spindles ecnrely conne 1th the Laiile, the friction is greatlyreduced, and exit wise motion prevented, substantially as described.

pindles. 1 i h; with on hubs h h, while the latter, be- JAMES CONNIFF. .mg adapted for wooden hubs, has asquare projection or end for inserting in. the hub, WVitnesses:

" "extendingthroughthe first CHAS. HALL,

f the axle has W. H. NEBs'rER. 

